Tips on Recruiting Talent

Recruiting the right talent is a challenging task, but can be made easier by establishing a valuable HR recruitment model. Effective recruitment will weed out the unqualified candidates, guaranteeing the best chance of finding the talent.

Below are the top 5 tips on finding talented employee

1) Know who you are looking for. You need more than a job description to be clear about who you want, you also need to pinpoint the individual qualities you want in an employee. It is a good idea to use your current top performers as a model. Look at what makes them excel in their position, identify what distinguishable qualities they posses. Usually it will be these attributes which signal out the talen

2) Do a full job analysis to identify and define the critical success factors (CSF’s) required for the position. This might take some time but it will give you more clarity on the position you want to fill and is needed if you want to find the best candidate. Break down the job into logical tasks, then analyse each task according to the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes required to perform each task successfully. Once you have the position broken down, it will be easier to match the candidate to the role

3) Don't just follow gut instinct, ask the right questions. Spend time developing a qualitative and quantitative approach and rely less on the ‘gut feel’

4) Take the time to find the right person. We are all time-poor, but the last thing you want to save time on is hiring. Hiring too quickly without taking the time to sift through all applications risks missing out on the right fit, which may even cost you money in the long term.

5) Be clear about the company’s future direction and hire talent with this strategic direction in mind. Hiring people who can provide you with the necessary skills, not just for the job today, but for the position in the future makes economic sense. You want people who will develop and grow alongside the company.

On the whole, bad hiring can have a negative impact on your business, not just to the cost of re-hiring and frequent staff turnover but also to employee morale and productivity.

Finding the right person takes time, but spending the resources when recruiting will have a profitable and beneficial impact on your business in the long term. Call Annette Dixon on 02 8977 4002, or visit our website at www.end2endbusinesssolutions.com.au to find out how we can help your business recruit the right people.